The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04
4 FARMERS GOVERNOR
aav. MBEnsp's Efforts 10 Sabserve
Che States AgtiOulturaI
Interests.
A Record o. Constant Work and Sue
oessfuI Achievement.
Steady advances in an BraRchas Of Agri.
cultural Parsrlts--4spms Of Che
Financial Results.

recently ihe ''refDrmn element and its or
gans have called him in derisipn The Farm
er's Governor"
GOV. MoHnery's friends accept for him The
title, and point to tho record tOsh0w thHt the
f.reformers" have well named hini
Agriculture is the nursing smother Of the
arts.p Ii ia also the broad baais upon which
LouisiaIIals present and future prosperity is
founded Tho industrial dsvelupnieut Of the
stata has seoured the Governors close atten-
ton and fostering care; but he was prompt
to recognize that the great wealthof Loniai-
ana is her Agricultural resources, and that
their protection and Development should be
the first and chief care of LOuisianas Chief
Msgistrate II was beoaHseGf TINS reeogni-
ton and Of his resulting efforts to promote
the agricultural interests Of the State that
Gov. McEnery is now known, esteemed and
honorsd az the farmers Governor.
Gov. MolHery, dnring his term of office,
has earnestly eo-operated with tile bureaus
Of
g1 AGRICULTURE AND nFSLIuRArIoN
in the good work done By those departments
During his term the two departments, for
merly consolidated under ane head, have
been sOpaiRied, with the best results, Tho
Consequences has been thRt Commissioner
Bird has been enabled to devote his entire
What WAS at FIRST regarded Rs a doubtful eg-
pertinent has become an established institu-
tipn Of great yalue 70 the farming interests
Of the StRte. For tile FIRST time IN Louis
lRna's History the farmer, through the bull
lstinB regularly issued by tie department, il
kept accurately informed OF the condition Of
the crops dgIing the growing and harvesting
season, and has been placed in pass0sslon Of
other yalHable information essential 10 the
successful prosecution Of his work The eI-
psrllRlellIal stations, esta9lished pnoer Prof,
StIllths ~ congestion with the Agricultural
and 4leeiiailpal College, have niaD been Of
great benefit 10 the farming community, and
pld lair TO grow IN value each year. In eE-
t4nalqnoi fhl5 york Coy. AleEnaty has in
YleW the eGtR bishmBnt OF experimental live
stock farms, In order to improve the live
stock OF the BkRFe and encourage the gtO. *
raising and d2iEy, iHterests, thus Rdding e
new and profitable industry to the farming
Interests. DOfaulissiOnef Bird, in the heue-
fetal work his departments hABp performed has
always found the Governor g most earnest
and helpful oQadiutor and hag beer. able to
rely with equiidepge, upon the pssiBtanqp 81
the LEeeusiVe, which has been unsparingly
afforded the department..
The Department Of Immigration has also
been Of great benefit to the state, mud has re-
| Eeiyed the fostering care uf Gov. hletnepy.
I Nothing lg 80 well calculated To benefit the
farmers O. Louisiana as IN increase in the
\ value Of thor lsnla, and nothing is So eer-
/ tam 10 BRING ab8ut this reatll nH the
INFLOW or uizuGRA4IoN
1 into the rural districts. Coy. McEnerZ has
] fully recognized this fact and Inns earnestly
| oo-0peIated with Commissioner Harris tp this
end. Enc rtnent has b2en snecssstu IN
| securing number Of colonies q the very
/ best class Of immigrants, thrifty farInars
| from the West, who have lHcstsd in South
east IssolisIaRa,, in qaoasiall, Acadia and
4 Ekermilion paTisheS, In Iangip1h0a and IN
l other localities Of the State. About 5000
| families OF this class, or 10, 900 people, have
| already been brought INTO the state and
| there is a steady and rapidly increasing in-
( How. IhH9p IUnTulEFaHfts haze lI7uf4naqpfI
4 lands, established farms, and are highly
! please with their location aud prospects; no
| well pleased, II, fact, thai they haEe urged
| their old neighbpTs to come 70 Lquiaiana,
| where lands are comparatively cheap end
4 crops are reasonably certain. u is estimated
that not less than 5000 more families will
| The larger proportion 81 them wil set,
/ tie IN the fertile prairies Of Southwest
4 Louisiana, The value ut this work Of the
| Immigration Bureau can br seen III the rapid
4 increase " lann Vaiues in the section where
most Of the Western farmegs have settled.
| Caleasieu parish has received tlle greatest
4 Immigration, and the lands Of the parish
have quadrlplel in value since. through shg
efforts of the State authorities, this uesirable
class OF immigrants began 10 AOw 3ntp the
| parish. Ihe assessment O. GalcaBiep parish
has increased from 81, Dag, $50 III 1870 to
4 ~, 500, 900 in 1887, and the assessed values
Of Acadia and Esrmiiipn have more than
doHblea Within she same period.
i Aside from work Of The sbnYe character N
The Interest OF the farmers 81 the State GOV.
/ Riclsnsfy has otherwise shown the utmps
zeal ~ promoting Rlfd encOuHaglilg agflcul
taarela Jig has met the farmers At thgli hqlnes,
every parish in the Stale, and has been con
| slant IN urging
4 AtIf AsUREs ron rIIEIR SssEITt.
Il Heihss calmly and pelHistenfly pursitsd tl,ii
Y9fk' 1otlEi thstanding the efforts made y
4 poll feal qlenales to tnigepustrHe his ptlFpoasi
Il and Belittle his efforts. lie eaI ait0rt
1 70 tpGat The lnslnpatlOlA Of these eneInie
/ with aisdain when lie locks abroad pEaF ths
stq1e and secs the regifi aelvanoe q tie Ag,si
i individual farmer for he has tle cQngeiaus
Ness that every intluenqn " lii5 high 0ificl
and every pers9nl iulinenec at his eQmnians
a have been eSerted to bring abeut this graft
fgin9 condition OF gtiairs. 4he farmers q
i th6 Ebates recognize III HIM d ffianG asaQ hnl
never failed than in an emerEsiieF, aps
Il Npen whom they may place . steady reliance
IfiE AaRIcULTuRsL CONTENTION
Il Agricultural interests III the State War
Il greatiF promoted BY tie oTssallization 81 "a
a ssete Agricultural Society al Baton fonge il
ii J9auarg last This society ggas the otlteem
Il oil the convention Of farmers OF the stat
4 called by Coy. dcEnsrg to meet at she capi
tai on the 26sh of thai month. The Cos
eTnpr Ind seen in MS Fisits ~ the sarioil
iaTlS,hes, hqt fhe Rreas naeaant tllg aEtlell
= tnrnl Interest were cohesion. ANS 0lgalliza
Ion 4ie' .helsipfe5 eAe6l flllA af.epsaa "a
i auggestion OF tho formers 81 kast and W rs
batgil louEe aud insItaQ tise learners q U
s'ss' ~ 49, ~ SD oAAfs1AA ~ esAH ss.t y
The invitation was sceeptsd, and lslogatss
! from negFig al the parishes were ia asiand
+ nl9ee Thee onybntiDu WAS thoroughly gep
men llloElineht in connection wi It'll The hlE
/ est 0neefsror and most advanced thought q
!. she agr,eultRIsi ciaaf. Coz 4tekperg m
7 aress1d the collpelttien at lsnsth sliaaa "
ri nleelesB that had .dfRNn II together, All
: urged Gilen tho members tha neeesa:tg 9
: cQinbaanon 70 check the perlitia Gus ri sei
uf Eahapi ing upon the pr9lliess vi the farllls
~ the pyinelpai copiinescin l esntzes; 81 pr
: vent the Discrimination q the raiEoad
: aGalnEs f'ie egr'cplsaIsil interests, and ip
4 othor purposes. lie also Hllengly adyocRte
: EeanE Stated WAS ttie Itatioh QI th
STATE ARflcuitmrm ezgslety- az usual %
Z RoyelAera political tnentles ioplsed ssit
distaYpr upon tlp ceiiFcrl tlpllln lld eharge
I thai Il was run in hiH political interest
g charge promptly teiuted BIZ Gen. y
7 t3yel,s. glo was eleessa president oi tae hsai
1'hg eiiecs ~ Iris c9ngeuton ppon II
agricgltnral flItnfe ~ tile State Dds fair
psoFe ri ths happlest Dhtitre- dilbsidins
ass9si,s adsr las AslspAoa9i tlle RIFF
lnriaAeai and measures of The liiai1st val
: v The farming class are bang pzpfaptgf 3
Ahe inilnones ihat ideniiiS 81 lntasest. VIE
4 cpiahlna1s nlts4ss seelifaa
lAxHasrAxE CONVENTION
3 Following The state c0nFeftion, Gov, AZ
hQcFy tnane1fase0 > siflilat and eijililts
q eiSeettg ~ eiat Ia9t lion az tlf Hisf
; cultural fiiierest % tie ftats F.lis 4eB e
ibt4rsi4fe AGficlli iilsai tsoiiFentian. called
Tie request 81 TIM people 81 6pufiiwAst .Qri
ea{fs sp Alest q Lake 1haflls ~ 4 rfIAl
ulat- 4uF stierg Tfr sent X tiis Go etilfI
D q ~ tho Stages aid dsid8Atea n.sse feilt
fcsp9Hse u tlle Invitation kile de4esati ~
! iIefu taQ 81 a. ilhfs NfEn ef1l1ti4iiy M
AetQiis. AlsnQu8h btfEc iA&eNEi ~ Locus
Y Asnil wore ~ atair6 ii t1s sllf6s7 81 he rni
Z Yqnleu. Coy. tiolRcfFE rseitnlf enfIll
lil 4ipt tetit4te - atiact .isf NJ f9ay ~
4 attaed kli biate consent S5 rs ellitie
I ehpfe pa ffle rtft ~ chs fafGnFse tlp
4 ef1qr, and not . fI2eferlefls fg0fl fsfe ~ =
T ut1e4ctt q tie tlulslng lioE1 silt u lH
. past az the geen5:eh TIC itiae I'd sat
Z qseakgi. b}lM ipatsslfaf1aEi III NaA 4 a4uA